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G. SALTER 81; J. WALKER.

VELOGIPEDB SADDLE.

No. 384,473. Patented June 12, 1888.

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G. SALTER 8; J. WALKER. VELOGIPEDE SADDLE.

No. 384,473. PatentedJun 12, 1888.

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UNITED STATES "PATENT Urrrcn.

GEORGE SALTER AND JOHN WALKER, OF WVEST BROMlVIOH, ENGLAND.

VELOCIPEEDE-JSADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,473, dated June 12,1888. Application filed October 26, 1887. Serial No. 253,452. '(NOmodel.) Patented in England April 7, 1887, No. 5,173.

To all whom it 11mg concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE SALTER, man ufacturer, and JOHN WALKER,foreman, sub jects of the Queen of Great Britain, both residing at WestBromwich, England, have invented a certain new and useful ImprovementinVelocipede-Saddles, (for which we have applied for Letters Patent inGreat Britain, numbered 5,173, dated April 7, 1887;) and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which formpart of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in velocipede-saddles, andparticularly to that class in which the seat is suspended andstretchedbetween two opposite and elevated points, and which said saddles arecommonly known as suspension-saddles.

Figure 1 represents, partly in elevation and partly'in vertical section,a bicycle-saddle con structed according to ourinvention, and which saidsaddle is shown in connection with the backbone of amachine. Fig. 2represents in back elevation, partly in section, the said saddle. Fig.3is a top side view of the front part of the saddle, showing itsconnection with the spindle of the neck of a machine. Fig. at is a frontelevation of the clip which secures the suspending back bracket or backframing to a machine. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of the backsuspension springs, showing the square bush at its middle, which takesupon one of the square ends of the supporting and tension spindle. (SeeFig. 6, just below.) Fig. 7 represents an end elevation of the saidspring, with two of the outer coils in section, in order to exhibit theconcaved figure of the outer one. Fig. 8 represents, in plan, thesquare-ended spindle and arm by which the spindle is rotated in order towind up or change the tension of the spring.- Fig. 9 represents, partlyin elevation and partly in vertical section, a bicycle or a rear-drivingtrilectively the power or tension of the said springs.

The winding up or adjustment is effected through the intervention of anarm, 0 made in one piece or carried by the spindle a, (see Figs.

'1 and 8,) and which said arm is operated, or

the axis turned, by means of a screw, 0, passing and worming through ahole, at", in the bracket d, and with the said screws end c abutting orpressing upon the under side of the arm, so that on the rotation of thescrew, by a fly or other turn, 6 the axis 0 of the springs is rotated,and the coils of the said springs are made to distend themselves or tobe drawn closer to each other, according to whether increased ordecreased tension has been imparted to them. The outer ends of the saidsprings are connected by hooked ends I) to hanging bracket-loops g,secured to and depending from the back under-skirting of the seat of asaddle.

The backsupporting bracket (1 is secured to the backbone of a machine byan adjustable and hinged clip, f, clamped in position by a thumb-turn,f, whose shoulder partsf come upon swells or ribsf formed upon and madewith one of the flanged parts or halves of the segmental clip, so thatby the turning of the thumb-turn the clip is allowed to slightly give onbeing clamped in position.

The front a of the saddle-seat is supported, secured, and carried by aconnection-bracket, h, on its under side, and which said bracket has ahook, h at its front end, which is made to engage with the back top end,i of an ele-.

vated supporting-bracket, 1', whose front end,

1?, is made loopwise, and through which a connecting-pin, P, of the neckZ of a machine passes, while the back lower end, i, of the said bracketis connected by a screw, or otherwise, to the top of a backbone.

On the seat of a saddle requiring to be adjusted or stretched the screw6, by its turn, 6, is rotated from left to right, when the arm 0 israised by the advancing motion made by the IOO screw, and the axis aconsequently rotated, which in its turn winds up or brings the coils ofthe springs closer together, so as to thereby increase the tension ofthe said springs and incidentall y stretch the seat of the saddle.

The turning of the screw in the reverse direction relaxes the springstension, and thus slackens the seat more or less, as may be requircd.

The bicycle or rear-driving tricycle saddle, Figs. 9 and 10, is providedwith an under frame, (I, which is secured at its rear end to the middlesof the supporting-springs b, disposed thereunder, while the front end isconnected to a hanging bracket, i, with its lower end coiled inwardlyand made to surround a square spindle like that at the rear end. Thisbracket part i is connected to the under side of the front of the seatof a saddle by a hookended connection, 71.71 By attaching the rear andfront ends of the seats of saddles by hooked connections the said seatsadmit of being readily detached when required.

The outer coil of the volute spring I) is concaved or bowed, as morefully shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, thus decreasing the danger ofbreakage of the spring and at the same time rendering it less liable tocatch the clothing of the rider.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the back of avelocipede-saddle, of volute springs I), connected at their inner endsto the square ends 0 of a spindle, 0, whose inner or plain middle partworks within bearings or loops (1 (1, carried by bracket-framing d,secured to a framing of a machine by an adjustable clip, and with theouter end of the said springs connected to the under side of the seat byits hooked ends (Z engaging and hooking into eyes or loops ofhanging-bracket connections all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a saddle-seat, a a a volute or scroll springI), and bracket (1, of an axis and arm, 0 0 c which is operated by ascrew passing through a screwed hole in the said bracket, substantiallyas set forth.

3. The combination, with a spring, b, inner end, If, and its axis 0 cand arm 0, of a screw, 0, and wormed hole cl in bracket or framingthrough which it passes, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the front of the seat of a saddle-frame, d, andhooked connection-bracket h h", of a scroll-bracket, i, with its innerend surroundinga square spindle, as set forth.

5. Making the outer coil of the outer end of a volute or scroll springconcaved or bowed, as set forth.

6. The combination, with a velocipedeclip, f, of a thumb-turmff andribbed or swell partsf, which latter yield on the securing of the clip.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 15th day of September, 1887.

GEORGE SALTER. JOHN \VALKER.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK BRIsTow, MILEs E. HUGHEs.

